Cheltenham Festival 2024 Form and Entries for Horse Midnight Oil (GB)

Midnight Oil (GB) b g 3rd Apr 2008

Track Horse HorseTracker

Midnight Oil (GB) b g 3rd Apr 2008

Sire

Motivator (GB)

Dam

One So Marvellous (GB)

Dam's Sire

Nashwan (USA)

Owner

Gigginstown House Stud

Trainer

W P Mullins

Breeder

Meon Valley Stud

Last Win

Gowran Park Tue, 9th Apr, 13 4/7Fav, D N Russell (4249 days)

Last Run

Cork Mon, 5th Aug, 13 p.u., 8/1, P Townend (4131 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat IRE

50%

€7,395

-0.43

Hurdle IRE

14%

€13,385

-5.00

Flat GB

22%

£11,476

-2.29

Under Rules Total

22%

-7.72

Form Figures

95191625-206-121202P/

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 95191625-206-121202P/

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

Change of Trainer Luca Cumani to W P Mullins

Oct 2011

Autumn Horses in Training Sale (Tattersalls (UK))

Bedford House Stables (L. Cumani)

Purchaser: Margaret O'Toole (Ire)

£150,000

Lots Sold: 848

Prices

Avg: £19,557

Median: £9,000

Maximum: £310,000

Symbols Explained

ts² Tongue Strap vs² Visor hd² Hood es² Eye Shield ec² Eye Cover cp² Cheekpiece bl² Blinkers tt² Tongue Tie bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run srMentioned in Stewards Report in Results bbvBroke Blood Vessel

The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.

Date Course

Conditions

Race

Jockey Weight

OR Class

Date

Sale

Consignor

Purchaser

Price

Oct 2011

Autumn Horses in Training Sale (Tattersalls (UK))

Bedford House Stables (L. Cumani)

Purchaser: Margaret O'Toole (Ire)

£150,000

Lots Sold: 848

Prices

Avg: £19,557

Median: £9,000

Maximum: £310,000

Reports in which Midnight Oil (GB) was mentioned

Review killarney 16th Jul

Last year's Galway Hurdle hero Rebel Fitz continued his education over fences with an easy victory in the Christy McSweeney Memorial Novice Chase at KillarneyTue 16th Jul

Digeanta maintains his unbeaten record

Champion National Hunt trainer Willie Mullins saddled a one-two at Killarney, but it was 6/1 chance Digeanta who nailed even money favourite Midnight Oil on the line. Tue 16th Jul

Review killarney 13th May

Bondage (15-8 favourite) belied any fears over the rain-softened ground to run out a ready winner of the Laurels Bar Hurdle at KillarneyMon 13th May

Bondage eases to ninth career success

The well-backed Bondage ran out an easy winner of the Laurels Bar Hurdle for trainer Gordon Elliott with Declan Lavery in the saddle. Mon 13th May

3 for Mullins at Gowran

Patrick Mullins, narrowly denied in the opening division of the Jackie Tyrrell & Glanbia (Pro/Am) Flat Race, came out the right side of a tight finish in the second split when getting his father, Willie's Indevan (8/13) up for a head success at Gowran. Tue 09th Apr

Review gowran park 9th Apr

There hasn't been much in the way of quicker ground in Ireland this season and Midnight Oil showed an appreciation for it as he snapped up a great opportunity at GowranTue 09th Apr

Toostrong appreciates the better ground

Subsequent events show that Toostrong was facing quite a task, as favourite, when pulling up behind recent Powers Gold Cup hero, Realt Mor, at Navan early last month. He fell at Cork at Easter since then, but it all came together for the big chestnut in the Eoin Larkin & Sports Injury Surgery Clinic Beginners Chase at Gowran. Tue 09th Apr

Bitter-sweet win for Gigginstown

There was a bitter-sweet success for Gigginstown House Stud in the opening three-runner Brian Cody & Aidan O'Brien Novice Hurdle at Gowran as Midnight Oil won for the County Westmeath outfit but they also lost their other runner, Umpact, in the two miler. Tue 09th Apr

Review fairyhouse 27th Feb

Odds-on favourite Waaheb was a bitterly disappointing third as Art Of Logistics (9-1) took the Visit Fairyhouse.ie For Special Offers Hurdle for Dessie HughesWed 27th Feb

Logistics shines as Waaheb flops

Art Of Logistics ran out a cosy winner of the opening conditions hurdle at Fairyhouse as long odds-on favourite Waaheb proved a major disappointment. Wed 27th Feb

Review cork 5th Jan

Willie Mullins' classy performer Blackstairmountain took full advantage of favourable race conditions to land his first jumps victory in over a year in the McCarthy Insurance Group Hurdle at CorkSat 05th Jan

Terminal completes another treble for Mullins

Terminal completed a short-priced treble on the afternoon for Willie Mullins, following the earlier successes of Blackstairmountain and Midnight Oil, when the well-backed 1/2 favourite Terminal took the McCarthy Insurance Group Beginners Chase. Sat 05th Jan

Mullins strikes again with Oil

Midnight Oil provided the middle leg of a treble on the day for Willie Mullins, also successful with Blackstairmountain and Terminal, when readily justifying evens favouritism in the McCarthy Insurance Group Maiden Hurdle. Sat 05th Jan

Compliance tackles Cork feature

Dessie Hughes is hoping In Compliance can earn himself another crack at the Grand National by claiming the featured McCarthy Insurance Group Handicap Chase at Cork this afternoon. Sat 05th Jan

Review naas 11th Feb

Exciting prospect Bog Warrior got his season back on track with a bloodless victory in the feature BBA Ireland Limited Opera Hat Novice Chase at NaasSat 11th Feb

Masterson rules in Naas opener

First-time blinkers helped Bat Masterson (13/2) gain an overdue maiden win in the opening Paddy Power Cheltenham Trial Sunday 26th February Maiden Hurdle, winning for trainer Noel Meade and jockey Davy Condon. Sat 11th Feb

After race at Cork Sat, 5th Jan, 2013 (1st)

We decided to ride him more positively today and he enjoyed it better. He should improve more when the ground is drier. If he does improve on better ground, which I think he will, he'll step back up to Graded company. He's a grand, big jumping type of horse and the ground is key to him.

W P Mullins